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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-10
Correspondence of the YOrkville Enquirer
LETTER ER0M RLACK'S.

BLACKS August 5.-Ten days ago, the
people murmured on account of dry and
excessively hot weather Now they are
sorely vexed because of excessive rains.
The flood has been destructive to corn and
cotton on the bottoms of Broad River and
Buffalo Creek. The oldest citizens say
that Broad River was fully three feet high
er than during the freshet of 1886. Your
correspondent went down to Broad River,
on the Airline train, No. so, Tuesday
morning, to witness the passengers cross
Broad River bridge, and found the bot
toms on each side of the river inundated,
the crops ruined and the first pier on the
south side of the railroad bridge so badly
damaged thattrains could notcross over the
bridge. 1t seems that the pier was not
originally put on a good rock foundation.
Trees hurled by the rapidly rising river,
against the pier, caused the masonry to
give way, which caused the pier to settle
on the upper side, drawing the bridge and
track with it, 1t was rendered so unsafe
by this defective pier that trains did not
cross the bridge from Monday night until
Saturday evening. This has been a great
trouble to the Airline road, retarding
freight and passenger traffic and a more
especial ~vexation and trouble to the trav-
cling public on account of having to walk
the bridge from one train to the other.
Trains on the c., G. & G. have been on
time and had no accident during the heavy
rains.
A number nj orr town neOple went to the
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Spartanburg Fair, but did not enjoy the
visit on account of rain, mud and want of
hotel accommodation. They think there
were. too many people there and not
enough to eat, though they were much
pleased with the goods exhibited. Our
people are fully convinced that Governor
Richardson is conversant with matters ag-
~ricultural as we'll az matters government
tai, and that all the Duncans are rafting
good takers.
Col. R. A. Johnson, general manager of
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad, is among US, prospecting the
town in the interest of the road which he
represents. It is we'll that he believes in,
and advocates a substantial road bed and
rolling stock-he is a heavy one. He and
other officials went in a special car to Shell
by. to-day, in the interest of the road.
Mr.. James w. Black, our I%ntendant, is
confined to his bed and is quite sick.
Senator John G. Black went to Column
bia on last Tuesday to represent the inter-
est of Cherokee township in the c., G. & C.
Railroad. The object of the meeting was
to perfect the consolidation of the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad with
the Georgia and Carolina Midland Rail-
road. W.
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PERSONAL, MENTION.

LMiss Leila Brice, of Due West, is at Rev. J.
C. Galloway's.
MI. Edwin E. Withers, of Sumter, is in
Yorkville visiting his parents.
miss Sallie Rainey, Of Union, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. NJ. r. Smith, in this county.
Mrs. Robert Latham, of Due West, is in
Yorkville, visiting her father, DR.. A. I Barron.
ANTS. R. L. Ferguson, and Master Lewis, are
at Lenoir, visiting the family of Mr.. ]. T.
Grist.
MRS. Wade H.. Williford, of Winnsboro, is in
Yorkville, visiting her father, Sheriff R. H.
Glenn.
MRS. Minnie Chandler and Mrs. Fannie
Spann, of Sumter, are in Yorkville, visiting
their parents.
ms. R. S. Cathcart and two children, of
Charleston, are in Yorkville, visiting Mrs.
Mary Mason.
|LMrs. Agnes Harris and her daughter, Miss
Stitt, of Columbia, arei in Yorkville, the guests
of Mrs. John E. Lowry.
miss Sallie J. White, of Chester, is in York
vile, visiting her brother, DIR. VIM. G. White,
and is a guest at the Parish Hotel.
Mr.. Jas. E. Meek, of Warren, Bradley Co.,
Ark, is visiting relatives and friends in this
rounty.
Mr.. H. L. Wolfe, General Superintendent Of
the Farmers and Miners Fraternal Society Of
Georgia, is spending his vacation here, the
guest of Mr.. 4. Springs Withers.
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RAILROAD T

Aspecial stockholders meeting of the Char
lesion, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad was
held in Columbia on the End instant. The gen.
eral manager, Col r. A. johnson, and several
of the directors were present. Sixteen thous-
and shares of stock, or 81, $780, 600 was repre-
sented. The consolidation of the Georgia and
Carolina Midland with the Charleston, Cincin-
natl and Chicago (for which the meeting was
called) was completed. 1t was decided that
this branch should be called the Augusta di-
vision of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chi
cago Railroad, and all the indebtedness of the
Georgia and Carolina Midland will be liquida-
ted at once. Resolutions were passed accepting
the Acts of the last Legislature of South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and
Kentucky favorable to the Charleston Cincin-
natl and Chicago Railroad. The engineer
corps, in charge of Capt. Ramsaur, are now
going over the entire line from Union to Au-
gusta for the purpose of changing the align
ment when practicable and. reducing the grades
of that portion already graded for a narrow
gauge track. When this is done a force of
hands will be put upon that section OF the road
and the work rushed.
1t having been stated in the meeting of di-
%rectors, held in Columbia, that Greenville
county IS ready 10 Supscllpe So"o,ooo W Ino
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago, provided
the Augusta division be DETECTED from Union
to Greenville, the Ners, referring to the SUBJ
ject says:
"We have failed to find by inquiry among
leading men, who the representative referred
to is. There has been no public discussion Of
the scheme mentioned, and it must be a little
previous to say that the county is ready to give
$500, 900 for its development. Only a few days
ago a meeting of representative citizens en-
dorsed unanimously a s2O0,00 0 subscription to
the Carolina, Knoxville & Western railway.
We do not believe the county can spend $780,
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murdered. He found them all dead. He
stepped in a pool of blood in passing and
left footprints on the floor. He found his
stepmother lying so that her head was on
the floor and her body On the bed. He
raised her up and placed her on the bed.
He then changed his clothing. BY this
time a crowd had arrived and soon alter
he was taken into custody. The theory is
that he murdered the entire family in Or
der that he might inherit the property.
The funeral of his nine victims took place
at Race Hill Cemetery, in the presence OF
three thousand people. The services were
brought to an abrupt termination by. the
arrival of Mrs. Edwards, W sister OF the
murderer, who was at Athens at Inc time
of the murder. Heartrending scenes fol-
lowed, bringing tears to the eyes OF every
spectator. Voolfolk was carried to Attain
ia early Sunday morning for safe-keeping.
He continues to deny his guilt.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- The grand jury of Edgefeld, after an
investigation of the Masters office Of that
county, report that official to be a defaulter
to a considerable amount.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Cheraw and Chester Rail-
road in Lancaster, on the End instant, w.
H. Hardin was reelected President and
David Hemphill Secretary and Treasurer.
A committee was appointed to confer with
the Richmond and Danville Company,
the lessee of the road, and request it to
take into consideration the propriety of
extending the G.. & c., to a point % or 80
miles east of Lancaster.
The freshet in the Congaree reached
itshighest point Thursday afternoon, about
$50, standing twenty feet nine inches
above low water mark. A little later the
waters began to subside slowly and up to
8 o'clock that afternoon had gone down
several feet. All the crop lands below Co.
lumbia are now above water and the dam
age has not been great. The water did
not remain long enough upon the cotton
to affect the crop to any marked degree.
A three-year old daughter of James
Anderson, of Henderson county, wasdrown-
ed in a little creek or branch near her faith
er's house on Saturday of last week.
After one of the hard rains, the children
got permission of their father to 20 to the
branch and see the water. This little girl
could not keep up with the older ones, and
they went on up the branch, watching the
turbid waves. The little girl got into the
edge of the water in some way and was
carried down. The other children were
not present at the time, and were too small
to render the needed assistance. The body
was recovered.
The Georgetown Enquirer thus an
nounces the death of a prominent actor in
the days of reconstruction: Ex-Congress-
man Joseph H. Rainey, died at his resi-
dence on Monday nightof congestive fever,
after an illness of only five days. duration.
He was one of the most intelligent and
prominent representatives of the colored
race in the State. He represented this
district in Congress for two terms soon after
the war, and was finally defeated by Hon.
John S.. Richardson. He was a conserv-
alive citizen, a man of quiet and dignifed
manners and prepossessing appearance.
Though the period during which he serv.
ed in Congress was an era of extraordinary
corruption in public affairs, no reproach
has ever attached to his character or con.
duct in DOlitical matters.
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nings, of Berkeley, who maintained the
negative of the question. The affirmative
was unsuccessfully argued by MIR Peterkln,
of Orangeburg.
This Inauguration of general debate has
been looked upon by the promoters OF the
enterprise here as the beginning of the
practical school work and education OF the
farmer, and will be developed with won
derful results at future encampments.
Col. w. D. Evans, of Marlboro, read a
paper on the duty of the farmer as a citi-
zen and as a legislator. Mr.. D. K. Norris,
of Anderson, discussed in a very able pa.
per the necessity of diversified agriculture
Experiments with the corn plant, by Mr..
B. F. Perry, of Greenville, contained
many suggestive points and brought about
another experience meeting, the debaters
being Capt. c. Petty, of S~partanburg,
Messrs. G.. Dixon and A. McBee, of Green,
Vile, C. Turner, of Spartanburg, and H,
It. Hawley, of Darlington. The session
closed with an excellent and humorous
speech by Col. L. G. McKissick, of Union.
Friday was Governors day" and the
closing day of the encampment. 1t was
expected to be the big day, but although
the attendance was large, the number was
not in excess of Thursday.
az llIC lppCl az y l. 4 n PASOAN
ed, and, while awaiting the arrival of the
Governor, Chancellor johnson, of Marion,
made an address deprecating the idea that
there was any great depression of agricult.
ure except where the colored people were
in q large majority and the whites had let
slip the control of the land and labor.
Governor Richardson, arriving from the
camp where he had inspected the soldiers
quarters, wa received with great enthusi'
asm, and delivered an address covering
many important subjects with their bear.
ing on agriculture; the tariff, in particular,
receiving his unqualified condemnation.
The Governors remarks were follow.
ed by an address by Senator Giles j. Pat
terson, of Chester.
After recess, Congressman Perry also
spoke, paying his respects to the tariff.
J. FLyon, Secretary of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society, made a few remarks
and extended an Invitation to the Pied.
mont Exposition at Atlanta this fall.
Robert Graham, the United. States Sig
nal officer at Columbia, read an interesting
paper on the Signal Service and its relation
to agriculture.
An "experience" meeting followed, in
which brief speeches were made by Chan
cellor Johnson, Representative Ansel, Ed
itor Charles Petty and Col. D. P. Duncan.
whose remarks closed this part o fthe ex'
ercise of the encampment.
At6 P. M, the military paraded and
was reviewed by the Governor, after which.
at Z o'clock, the order was given for break
ing camp.
A grand military ball at night closed the
festivities of the most notable and pleas.
ant gathering of people ever assembled in
S~partanburg.
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Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer..%
LETTER. From FORT Mill,

AL11LlS iloNA ~ WAAAs
FORT MILL August 8.-You never have
heard of a duller time. except during war
or epidemic, than af1icts the "cut off, at
this time. No startling tragedy nor anus
ing comedy excites our people to laughter
or a sense of horror; but they plod on in
the same beaten track that they have
pursued for years. Not eve the meeting
of a farmers club relieves the monotony.
What is the matter with these last named
that they no longer hold forth their views
and interchange experiences? They were
wont to meet at this season of the year and
discuss what to do next year, and speculate
as to the reconciliation of labor and capital
as we'll as intensification or Investigation
of crops, etc. Now they seem to have
lost interest in such discussions. At this
season of the year, when no other work is
pushing, it is certainly improving to ones
debating powers to join in such discus
sions, though there might be no other ben
eft derived. Besides, it is highly consist
ent with the general mode of operations to
have such meetings at a season when peo-
pie are otherwise idle. It serves to keep
them out of mischief; the gas accumulated
during the busy season finds vent; matters
prospective and retrospective can be fully
canvassed; and afterwards, when they
become busy again, all can be forgotten so
easily. If farmers form clubs, and wish
to accomplish good thereby, they should
meet at stated intervals throughout the
year. Then they could discuss matters as
they present themselves in the very near
future and thus they would be able to not
forget.
Last week the Catawba got on a tare and
did considerable damage to corn or the
banks and in low places. This will be
a hardship on those Immediately concern
ed, but general indications point to al
abundant harvest of the staff of life. In
some places there is complaint of too much
rain for cotton. Rain began to fall this
morning before daylight, and there is a
prospect of its continuance until the after
noon, if not all day, in such a drizzle-
drozzle way as the old backwoods preacher
prayed for.
During the freshet, last week, the White
& Springs mill below Nation Ford was
rendered useless by the caving in of the
foundation. 1t was moved several feet
last year.
Work at the factory progresses as well
as the weather permits. Our toWnsman,
Mr.. G. F. Rogers, bosses the brick work,
and estimates that six hundred thousand
bricks will be used in the factory building
and about the machinery. ANON.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Baptist-Rev. F. G.. Hickson, Pastor. Ser
vices next Sunday at II A. M. Sunday-school
at 9.45. There will be no prayer meeting this
evening.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. J.
c. Galloway, Pastor. Services will commence
at Tirzah on Friday next, at II o'clock, A. M.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered on Sunday. The pastor will be
assisted by Rev. w. A. M. Plaxico, of Ian
caster. Sunday-school in Yorkville at 5 P. M.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. w. w. Daniel,
Pastor. There will be no service in this church
next Sunday. Sunday-school at P. M. Pray
er-meeting this evening at $50.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. R. English, Pastor.
There will be service next Sunday at 1870 A.
M. and $50 P. NJ, by Rev. J. r. N Alpine.
Sunday-school at {. 3OP. M.
Episcopal-Rev. E.. N. Joyner, Rector. Sun
daY-school at 5 P. M.
Kings Mountain Mission-Rev. L. A. john
son, Pastor. Services at Philadelphia next
Sunday, at II A.. M.
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Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, August 8.-The order of Good
Templars at this place continues to add to
it's list of members. Beginning with thir-
teen members, the membership now ex-
ceeds seventy, ard if present applicants
were initiated, the order could boast Of
almost 100 members. It has already done
a good work in our community, and gives
promise of greater usefulness in the future.
On Friday evening the following officers
were reelected: j. X. Marshal, Chief
Templar Claude Edwards, Secretary !; J..
Cauthen, Treasurer; Reuben Ferguson,
Financial Secretary; G.. E. Latimer, Mar
shall; w. R. Nail, Sentinel Miss Cattle
Atkinson, Vice Templar; Miss Nellie
Douglas, Guard Miss Bessie McFadden,
Assistant Secretary.
The train that left this place on last
Wednesday for Lancaster, spent the night
ing away of the track at the river on the
Lancaster side. The rise in the river was
occasioned by heavy rains in North Caro-
lima. Bottom corn was greatly damaged.
The loss on Broad river by high water
is serious. I hear of one farmer who lost
1000 bushels of corn and eight bales of
cotton ; of another who lost about 1900
bushels of corn and another who had one
hundred acres of cotton swept away.
There are doubtless many similar losses Of
which I have not heard. The destruction
to cropsi is a heavy blow to farmers. Those
who have suffered from the effects of the
freshet may make a sufficient quantity of
corn on their high lands to answer their
W purposes, but they will not have any
to sell, according to their expectations of
a few days ago. The freshet of last We'd
nesday lacked four feet of reaching the
high water mark of last year, which was
the highest known in many years.
The Sixth Regiment Reunion at Wins
boro last Thursday wa slimly attended
by Chester survivors of the same COM
mand. They gave the preference to the
~Spartanburg Encampment.
Col. J. S. Wilson, of our town, has been
appointed United States Commissioner.
He made no application for the position
appointment.
The colored hook and ladder company
of this place returned on last Thursday
from Charlotte, where they had partici-
pated in a contest with the colored fire.
men of THAT city. They succeededin taking
the second prize and claim that with a
better understanding of the city hydrants
they would have taken the first prize.
The location of the line of the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern Railroad on the
southern side of our town was finished on
Thursday. This line has some advantages
over that of the line on the northern side.
The depot would be nearer that of the c.,
G.. and A. Railroad, thus facilitating the
transfer of passengers and freight.
Mr.. John Simril, after an absence of
many months in Florida, returned last
week. With his experience in the GLOW
cry Kingdom" he is now fully prepared
to admit that South Carolina is the best
State in the United States and Chester the
best town in South Carolina. NJ.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

6. H. O'Leary, Observation-Disclosures.
w. J. McGill-Land and Mills for Sale.
John R. Ashe-Land Sale.
James R. Kennedy, Probate Judge-Citation-
Thomas M. Whisonant, Applicant-Cal-
vim Whisonant, deceased.
7. NJ. Dobson & Co.-The Old Chap Smiling.
Kennedy Bros. & B~arron-Jeans.
At May Il Mays.
Withers Adickes-Commercial ~Evangelists.
w. C. Latimer-Read and Reflect.
John C. Observation-Disclosures Notes.
H. F. Ad~ickes-Grand Bargain Sale.
George T. Schorb-Sugar Cane Boilers.
Parish & Kennedy-Duty.
w. E. Stoney, Comptroller-G eneral-Insur-
ance License.
r. H. Glenn, S. Y. C.-Sheriffs Sale.
r.. S. Jetferys and Jos. F. Wallace, Board OF
Corporators-Notice.
John McElree, Proprietor, Charleston, S. c.
Free to ALL.
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For the YOrkyiIle Enquirer.
PICNIC AT BEERSHEBA.

I1OANlO al
On Saturday morning last, I found my
self and a congenial companion vending
our way through shady groves, blooming
cotton fields, mature corn, and across
meandering streams, in search Of the pic
mic given by the Farmers Club of Beer
sheba Church. Without much effort we
found the place to be at the school house
of MI. f. B. Castles, the acceptable teacher
in that neighborbood.
We found the Club a living fact, with all
it's machinery in working order, and the
books kept in a business-like manner All
the arrangements for the picnic were COM
plete, due to the good management OF
Mr.. Castles, master of ceremonies, who
performed his duties with ease, grace and
dignity.
The speaker of the day was Capt. Ire
dell Jones, Chairman of the York County
Farmers Association, who delivered an
address, acceptable to his hearers on SUBJ
jects german to the agricultural interests.
The speaking was concluded by an lnim-
liable and impromptu address by Rev. W..
w. Daniel, who also opened the exercises
with a His address was we'll con-
ceived, we'll delivered and captivated his
hearers. .
After Mr.. Daniels address the Master of
the Club thanked all present for their good
behavior and attention to the speaking,
and announced that dinner would soon be
ready, the people possessing themselves
with patience.
We have heard of tables that groaned,
but this one groaned with groanings that
could not be uttered. The Master called
upon the people to help him relieve the ia
bic of its trouble, and they responded with
alacrity. The help was not able to relieve
it, and another call was made to the BROTH
erin black, and still there was enough and
to spare.
Last, but not least, was the nice music
furnished by the Blairsville brass band.
Taken all in all, the picnic was a perfect
success, ofwhich the Club should be proud.
w.
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A terrible thunder storm visited Jack
son, Miss, and surrounding country, last
Friday evening, and several houses were
struck by lightning."'%'F. A.. Sawyer,
who was a carpet-bag Senator from South
Carolina and assistant secretary of the
treasury under Grant in 1894, is now a
81, 500 clerk in the quartermaster generals
office.The business failures occurring
throughout the country during last week
number, for the United States 163, Canada
20, total 1888, against 1S4 the previous
Week.'"IEOnly six seats in the next
House of Representatives will be contest
ed. The most interesting case will be that
Of Robert Smalls, colored, against Col.
VIM. Elliott, of the Beaufort, S. c., dis
trict. Brook, Graham county,
Kansas, twenty miles north Of Kansas
City, was almost destroyed about shutdown
Thursday by a straight wind, coming from
slightly west of north."''"'The man who
had rather be right than be president never
lacks opportunities. "'":'The verdict in
the so-called Chicago ~"boodlers" cases-the
trial of eleven city officials for bribery and
corruption in Office, ended last Friday
with a verdict of guilty. Seven were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two years
each, and four were fined one thousand